Freeware alternatives for everything

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Freeware alternatives for everything

by Jordan Running Feb 16th 2006

A moderator on the Neowin forums maintains an obsessive list of freeware to get just about everything done, from 3D graphics and antivirus software to RSS readers and video players. Need a free defrag program? Try DRMS or Buzzsaw. Want to run an FTP server? Try Cerberus. You get the idea. Most of it is for Windows, though some is cross-platform. Definitely worth bookmarking.

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Tags: freeware, list, neowin

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Joseph Dowdy said 5:34PM on 2-16-2006

I have seen several great lists like this, but I get really disappointed when so many of these Windows programs aren't compatible with Windows XP 64-bit. It'd be real nice (here's a hint to anyone who wants to whip up a blog dedicated to this problem as it will only expand further when the next version of Windows is for sale), if someone could make a resource for all things 64-bit.

AFD said 10:29PM on 2-16-2006

Nice, thanks for the link! The alt.comp.freeware newsgroup also maintains a similar, but more comprehensive listing of freeware at Pricelessware.org - if anybody's interested.

Frank Hughes said 12:50PM on 7-22-2006

Thanks for the great list of freebies.

So many vendors do not have pricing listed on their websites and sometimes it is difficult to tell the free software from the super-expensive!

srk said 7:19AM on 4-18-2007

i Love the Music & Movies that why i like this site

rupesh said 5:48PM on 5-13-2007

Hi this isiteresting

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